Founded in 2000 by Vince Thompson (@vinnyinc), MELT (www.meltatl.com) is the Atlanta-based, full-service sports, culinary and entertainment marketing firm. Services include Branded Content Production; Digital and Social Media; Event and Experiential Production; Retail/Shopper Marketing and Sponsorship Sales/Activation. MELT has represented The Coca-Cola Company for 17 years including the activation of 15 straight Final 4s and 5 straight seasons of Coca-Cola's sponsorship of ESPN College Game Day. MELT also represents and works with many major corporations including Aarons, Caterpillar, Core Power, Georgia Crown, Georgia Lottery, Ghost Coast Vodka, Gildan, Gildan New Mexico Bowl, Hershey's, Holiday Inn Express, Intercontinental Hotel Group, Kia, Mondelez, Popeye's, The Popeye's Bahamas Bowl and The Reese's Sr. Bowl. MELT productions as has produced national content for The ACC, CBS, CMT, ESPN, Food Network, Hangout Music Fest, NFL Network, The SEC Network, TBS and VH1. MELT Culinary works to unite chefs for influencer and innovation marketing and has or is activating at major sporting and culinary events such as SOBE Food & Wine, MLB All-Star, The Taste of The Tournament at The NCAA Men's Final 4, NYC Food & Wine and The PGA Tour Championship. MELT's industry awards include the 2017 and 2015 ABA Marketing Agency of The Year; 2014 Cynopsis Brand Marketer of The Year; 2014 Finalist for The Cynopsis Social Good Award; 2013 Sports Business Journal Game Changer; 2013 Biz Bash Top 50 Event Producer of The Year Award; Adweek Buzz Marketer of The Year and Event Marketer EX Award. In 2015, Thompson was named The American Diabetes Association's Father of The Year. Thompson also sits on the Board of Directors of The Showcase Group and volunteers for The Wellspring Foundation in the fight to abolish human sex trafficking. MELT University is the acclaimed internship program assisting college students in career development.